What’s your problem, FileMaker?

I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with these morons anymore. I used to be up to my neck in FileMaker, as my old company hosted FileMaker databases for various clients. I grew to really, really dislike their software.

So anyway, there’s a notice on their website about Apple’s forthcoming OS release, commonly called “Leopard”. Apparently, they’re not recommending people use FileMaker with Leopard, because it won’t work very well. Ummm, guys, it’s not like this Leopard thing was such a surprise. Apple – your parent company – has been talking about it for quite a while now. It’s even been delayed a while, giving you some extra time to get things working. Perhaps you’re not ADC members? Maybe give the people at Mozilla a ring – they managed to release a Leopard compatibility update the other day. They might be able to send you over a copy of the developer tools DVD. Just a thought.

PS The headline is taken from the funniest slogan ever. For a brief while, FileMaker Inc’s slogan was “What’s your problem. FileMaker”. I loved that, because at the time, FileMaker was my problem. (“What’s your problem?” “FileMaker!”) But, as I’m sure you can see, gentle reader, the slogan can be punctuated in all kinds of different and interesting ways.